Semester (Science, English, Maths) 9-10 Form 2017

1. In the picture below one-cm squares are excluded from the vertices of this 5 cm square. Find the area in square cm of the largest possible square that can be fitted into the remaining space?

9

12 1/2

15

15 1/5

17

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4. Tourism has a social impact because it promotes recreation.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

5. Visitor spending is always greater than the spending of residents in tourist areas.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

6. It is easy to show statistically how tourism affects individual economies.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

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10. Let x= -2017. What is the value of | | |x| -x| - |x| | -x ?

-2017

0

2017

4034

6051

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14. Tourism contributes over six per cent of the Australian gross national product.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

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19. Train off-peak time is ...

Before 5 pm and after 5.30 pm

Before 5 pm and after 6.30 pm

Before 5 pm and after 7.30 pm

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22. Hexadecimal (based on 16) numbers are made by numeric digits 0 through 9 as well as the letters A through F to represent 10 through15. Among the first 1000 positive integers, there are n whose hexadecimal representation contains only numeric digits. What is the sum of the digits of n?

17

18

19

20

21

23. Zoey read 15 travel guides, one at a time. The first travel guide about Russia took her 1 day to read, the second guide about Germany took her 2 days to read, the third travel guide about Croatia took her 3 days to read, and so on, with each travel brochure taking her 1 more day to read than the previous one. Zoey finished the first book on a Monday, and the second on a Wednesday. On what day the week did she finish her 15th travel brochure about Great Britain?

Sunday

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Saturday

24. David drives from his home to the airport to catch a flight to China. He drives 35 miles in the first hour, but realizes that he will be 1 hour late if he continues at this speed. He increases his speed by 15 miles per hour for the rest of the way to the airport and arrives 30 minutes early. How many miles is the airport from his home?

140

175

210

245

280

25. Imagine that on Wonderworld Island, there is an airport. The airport has got an unlimited number of identical airplanes. Each airplane has a fuel capacity to allow it to fly exactly 1/2 way around the world, along a great circle. The planes have the ability to refuel in flight extremely quickly without loss of speed or spillage of fuel. The island is the only source of fuel.What is the fewest number of aircraft necessary to get one plane all the way around the world assuming that all of the aircraft must return safely to the airport?

3

4

5

6

8

26. Viktor travelling at 60 km/h overtook Max, cycling in the same direction at 10 km/h at 4:00 pm. At 4:30 pm Viktor met John cycling in opposite direction at 15 km/h. When will Max and John meet each other?

17:00

17:15

17:30

17:45

18:00

27. Which of the following was introduced to the New World by explorers from Europe?

Potato

Tomato

Avocado

Smallpox

28. How much will every bus trip cost (with the travelling card)?

$ 1.80

$ 1.50

$ 10

29. How much is the train trip at off-peak time?

$7.50

$10

$7.15

30. The largest employment figures in the world are found in the travel and tourism industry.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

31. $35 is the price of ...

A tourist ferry tour for the whole day.

A tourist ferry tour for the part of the day.

Any trip up river.

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33. Using the map identify the number of the place where Santa Fe is located.

2

3

4

6

34. Ayesha wants to make a map of a museum that will go on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. What scale would be most appropriate?

1:1

1:15,000

1:250,000

1:750,000

35. Which of the following is an example of an exclave?

Kaliningrad

Lesotho

Maine

Kosovo

36. This landform can be commonly found in all the following countries, except in ... .

Australia

China

Japan

U.S.A.

37. Look at the photo and characterize the economical situation in the country it was taken.

Good social welfare system

High GDP

High inflation rate

Low crime rates

38. This photo shows a religious building. Which religion does it belong to?

Buddhism

Christianity

Hinduism

Islam

39. Guess the name of the tool/construction described.A(an) ____________ is basically a white louvered wooden box. The box is designed to contain some weather equipment. It is white to reflect sunlight and has slats to allow air to circulate easily and it should be placed above the ground and away from the buildings. The idea is for the weather instruments to take accurate readings of the air, rather than direct sunlight or heat from the ground or from buildings.

Barometer

Stevenson screen

Born sunshade

Anemometer

40. Look at the picture. Choose the name of the river this dam was built on.

Columbia

Mekong

Yangtze

Amur

41. The top floor of this skyscraper is home to a VIP club so exclusive that no pictures of it were released until 10 years after it was built. This building casts a shadow onto East Park, making it the world's tallest sundial. Fireworks are launched from this building during its nation's New Years Eve celebrations, and its torch-like spire changes color based on the day of the week. At its 2004 completion, it was the tallest in the world, but it has since been surpassed by other buildings.

Empire State Building

World Trade Center

Burj Khalifa

Shin Kong Life Tower

42. What country is it?

Ethiopia

Kenya

Somalia

Kongo

43. At the travel agency where you come to find out about the summer offers you've met a family couple who were asking the refund for the spoilt vocation in Montserrat, France. They said that many people suffered and some were even killed by the ash coming from the island's volcano. The President of France undertook the immediate measures but the holiday was spoilt. You realize immediately that these people are fraudsters. How do you know?

Volcanoes in the Caribbean cannot produce ash

France does not have a president

Montserrat does not belong to France

Montserrat does not have a volcano

44. Which fact about The United Kingdom is not true?

According to the Ordnance Survey the centre of Britain is a place in London called Greenwich.

Nowhere is more than 74,2 miles from the sea.

45. Look at the graph and answer the questions.What was the number of births in Denmark in 1985?

28 000

36 000

54 000

50 000

46. Using the picture above identify a year when there were more emigrants than immigrants.

1975

1985

1996

2001

47. Find the value of X that satisfies 10^x* 100^2x = 1000⁵

1

2

3

4

5

48. Calculate the total number of immigrants in Denmark in 1995 according to the graph.

60 000

62 000

122 000

There’s no correct answer

49. Look at the pictures. Where are the most unusual tunnels situated?

1- The USA, 2 - Norway, 3 - Japan , 4 - China

1- China, 2 - Montenegro, 3 - Japan, 4 - India

1- The UAE, 2 - Russia, 3 - Australia, 4 - Georgia

1- The USA, 2 - Austria, 3 - China, 4 - Mongolia

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51. In what month was this photo most likely taken in Philippines?

April

February

July

December

52. In 1154 Arabian cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi made the world map that was the most accurate cartographic depiction of the world. Which letter (A, B, C or D) marks the Mediterranean Sea?

A.

B.

C.

D.

53. Which watershed can you see in the picture (mind the colour difference).

Amazon River Basin

Nile River Basin

Mississippi River Basin

Yellow River Basin

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Semester (Science, English, Maths) 9-10 Form 2017

1. In the picture below one-cm squares are excluded from the vertices of this 5 cm square. Find the area in square cm of the largest possible square that can be fitted into the remaining space?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Paragraph E _____

3. Paragraph D _____

4. Tourism has a social impact because it promotes recreation.

5. Visitor spending is always greater than the spending of residents in tourist areas.

6. It is easy to show statistically how tourism affects individual economies.

7. The travel and tourism industry in Jamaica is the major _____

8. The problems associated with measuring international tourism are often reflected in the measurement of _____

9. A room or building in which you stay during holidays or live. _____

10. Let x= -2017. What is the value of | | |x| -x| - |x| | -x ?

11. If you request it at a hotel, breakfast and dinner would be included in the hotel price (as part of the package). _____

12. A hotel deal where the price includes accommodation, meals and drinks at any time. _____

13. A private flight scheduled to meet the needs of specific passengers or organizations (can be a part of the package tour). _____

14. Tourism contributes over six per cent of the Australian gross national product.

15. A holiday at a fixed price in which the travel company arranges your travel, hotels, and sometimes meals for you. _____

16. An overland expedition, especially one for hunting or viewing wildlife in eastern Africa. _____

17. Nearest station is _____

18. Number ​_____ bus goes to station.

19. Train off-peak time is ...

20. Pythagoras puzzle. Solve this puzzle, the answer is the animal that will show up in the result. Write the name of the animal in the box. _____

21. Rearrange these matches by moving one match, so the new arrangement will represent a fraction equal to 1. (the horizontal match for fraction bar can't be moved)_____ /√ _____

22. Hexadecimal (based on 16) numbers are made by numeric digits 0 through 9 as well as the letters A through F to represent 10 through15. Among the first 1000 positive integers, there are n whose hexadecimal representation contains only numeric digits. What is the sum of the digits of n?

26. Viktor travelling at 60 km/h overtook Max, cycling in the same direction at 10 km/h at 4:00 pm. At 4:30 pm Viktor met John cycling in opposite direction at 15 km/h. When will Max and John meet each other?

27. Which of the following was introduced to the New World by explorers from Europe?

28. How much will every bus trip cost (with the travelling card)?

29. How much is the train trip at off-peak time?

30. The largest employment figures in the world are found in the travel and tourism industry.

31. $35 is the price of ...

32. Paragraph B _____

33. Using the map identify the number of the place where Santa Fe is located.

34. Ayesha wants to make a map of a museum that will go on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. What scale would be most appropriate?

35. Which of the following is an example of an exclave?

36. This landform can be commonly found in all the following countries, except in ... .

37. Look at the photo and characterize the economical situation in the country it was taken.

38. This photo shows a religious building. Which religion does it belong to?

40. Look at the picture. Choose the name of the river this dam was built on.

42. What country is it?

44. Which fact about The United Kingdom is not true?

45. Look at the graph and answer the questions.What was the number of births in Denmark in 1985?

46. Using the picture above identify a year when there were more emigrants than immigrants.

47. Find the value of X that satisfies 10x * 1002x = 10005

48. Calculate the total number of immigrants in Denmark in 1995 according to the graph.

49. Look at the pictures. Where are the most unusual tunnels situated?

50. Paragraph C _____

51. In what month was this photo most likely taken in Philippines?

52. In 1154 Arabian cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi made the world map that was the most accurate cartographic depiction of the world. Which letter (A, B, C or D) marks the Mediterranean Sea?

53. Which watershed can you see in the picture (mind the colour difference).

54. Number 706 bus goes to _____ .

55. Express train leaves at _____

56. A place, such as a shop or resort area, usually in a popular place, that offers overpriced goods and services to tourists. _____

57. A place where you get your passport checked. _____

58. A tour in which a group of people is guided by an expert. _____

59. The place at the airport where you register for your flight and deposit your luggage. _____

60. In Greece, tourism is the most important _____

18. Number _____ bus goes to station.

21. Rearrange these matches by moving one match, so the new arrangement will represent a fraction equal to 1. (the horizontal match for fraction bar can't be moved)_ /√ _

47. Find the value of X that satisfies 10^x* 100^2x = 1000⁵